PETER SPENCER SIMNER
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Etiology of Nodding Syndrome: an Epileptic Disorder of East African Children
REFNo: HS410ES
Increase understanding of the role of environmental exposures, notably to specific neurotropic viruses, as risk factors for Nodding syndrome.
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USA |
2019-12-04 |
2022-12-04 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Non-degree Award |
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Willy Ssengooba
ID: UNCST-2022-R001801
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PERFORMANCE OF ALTERNATIVE MEASURES OF RESPONSE TO THERAPY DURING THE INITIAL 12 WEEKS OF MDR-TB TREATMENT
REFNo: HS471ES
1. To examine the correlations of FDA smear microscopy, PMA-Xpert Ct value &16s rRNA (MBLA) with MGIT-TTP as a reference standard.
2. To evaluate the ability of FDA smear microscopy, PMA-Xpert Ct value, MBLA in predicting 12-weeks MGIT culture conversion (outcome).
3. To evaluate the influence of patient clinical characteristics, baseline resistance profiles, adherence and HIV-status to the performance of the alternative measures of response.
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Uganda |
2019-12-04 |
2022-12-04 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Degree Award |
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Jimmy Otim
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Bridewealth and the Future of Customary Marriages in postwar Acholi society
REFNo: SS377ES
To examine the cultural relevance of bride wealth practices in shaping customary marriages across generations in Acholi society
To find out the changes which have occurred overtime to bride wealth practices in shaping customary marriages
To investigate how marriages are contracted in the face of scarcity of cattle and increasing bride wealth payments in postwar Acholi society
To explore perceptions and attitudes of men and women towards bridewealth practices, cohabitation, and children born out of wedlock
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Uganda |
2019-12-04 |
2022-12-04 |
Social Science and Humanities |
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Degree Award |
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Gerardo Zarazua de Rubens
ID:
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Cleaning the air through cooking: providing alternative energy solutions for cooking practices in the Bidibidi Refugee Settlement in Yumbe district in Uganda
REFNo: SS390ES
The project focuses on investigating emissions and respiratory impact between traditional fuel burning cooking methods (solid biomass/ charcoal/ firewood) and solar voltaic clean cooking methods within the Bidibidi Refugee Settlement in northern Uganda. The aim is to evaluate the type and level of impact of each technology, in particular the effects on the environment in the form of air pollution and impacts such as deforestation, wellbeing (health and economic creation) and safeguarding.
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Mexico |
2019-12-04 |
2022-12-04 |
Social Science and Humanities |
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Non-degree Award |
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Peter Kirabira Simon
ID: UNCST-2020-R014690
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Active Reporting of Adverse drug reactions of antiretroviral drugs among adults living with HIV in East Africa: a pilot study on using SMS
REFNo: HS431ES
2. Objectives
2.1 Main objective:
To test the feasibility and acceptability of Mhealth system to create awareness on importance of reporting adverse drug reactions of antiretroviral therapy among adults living with HIV in Tanzania and Uganda
2.2 Specific objectives
1. To investigate feasibility of the SMS system among health care workers by measuring practicality, actual fit, utility, trialability,
2. To investigate acceptability of the system among health care workers by measuring and comfort, relative advantage and credibility
3. To investigate feasibility of the system among PLHIV by measuring practicality, actual fit utility, trialability.
4. To investigate acceptability of the system among PLHIV by measuring comfort, relative advantage and credibility.
5. To describe the perceptions/attitudes of HCWs towards the use of m-health to improve ADR reporting.
6. To investigate the technical feasibility of the system by measuring sent, received and replied messages.
7. To give an overview of reported ADRs among adults living with HIV in KCMC and Majengo in Moshi and Nsambya in Kampala
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Uganda |
2019-11-27 |
2022-11-27 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Non-degree Award |
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